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Tory parliamentary hopeful Adrian Owens wants your views on whether fluoride should be added to tap water. The issue is a contentious one with some believing it prevents tooth decay while others say it can damage health. Councillor Owens wants people to log on to his website and give their opinion. “The issue of adding […]

LAST month South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) sent me its public consultation document on adding fluoride to the water supply in some parts of our area. In section 5 we are told that “all views and comments, together with the best scientific evidence, will be taken into account” before any final decision, which “will […]

SOUTHAMPTON’S councillors are being urged to back controversial plans to fluoridate the tap water delivered to two thirds of the city’s residents. A special panel of councillors set up to examine the scheme, proposed by health chiefs in an effort to improve dental health, last night narrowly voted to recommend it is supported. The views […]

THE cost of adding fluoride to Bolton’s water is to be examined by health bosses. Primary Care Trust chiefs in Bolton have agreed to allow regional chiefs to examine the issue more closely. Bolton was one of three towns in Greater Manchester which had not asked NHS North-west to produce a fluoridation plan, but the […]

ENGLAND’S top dentist believes there is no link between access to NHS dentists and levels of tooth decay. Which is a shame for Southampton, because it’s currently easier to register with one in the city than it has been for years. The city’s health chiefs say there is currently exceptional access to NHS dentists. But […]

ENGLAND’S top dentist believes there is no link between access to NHS dentists and levels of tooth decay. Which is a shame for Southampton, because it’s currently easier to register with one in the city than it has been for years. The city’s health chiefs say there is currently exceptional access to NHS dentists. But […]

HAMPSHIRE health chiefs have backed plans to fluoridate the water supplies of some of its residents in a bid to improve dental health in Southampton. The county’s primary care trust board has agreed to support the controversial initiative, which would see 36,000 people in Eastleigh, Totton and Netley receive fluoridated water. Southampton City PCT has […]

HEAVYWEIGHTS from both sides of the fluoride argument squared up against each other last night, but neither managed to deliver a knockout blow. Around 150 people turned up for the first of three Question Time-style debates between the opposing sides of the argument surrounding plans to fluoridate two thirds of Southampton’s water supply. Experts including […]

AFTER months of sparring, the gloves will finally come off tonight when the supporters and opponents of plans to fluoridate Southampton’s water share the stage. Anti-fluoride campaigners will line up alongside health bosses at St Mary’s Stadium for the first of three Question Time-style debates. The free event, which runs from 7pm to 9pm, is […]

[The following is FAN’s transcript of the BBC interview] Is adding fluoride to the water safe and does it improve dental health? Two important questions but the answers very much depend on who you listen to. A major study by York University of 4000 scientific papers concluded that there is very little high quality evidence […]